Statistics and Probability
Statistics and Probability
PROBABILITY
Published by:
Holy Child College of Davao, Inc.
978-621-8229-92-1
ISBN __________________
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Title Page…………………………………………………………………………………………..i
Table of Contents
Learning Objectives Third Quarter ………………………………………………………… iii
Learning Objectives Fourth Quarter ………………………………………………………. iv
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the class, the student should be able to acquire the following:
Third Quarter
interpret the mean of a discrete random variable; solve problems involving mean of
probability distributions; illustrate and calculate the variance of a discrete random variable;
variance of probability distributions; find the indicated z-score that corresponds to the given
area; find the area that corresponds to the given z-score; use the z-table to find the z-
score of the given raw score; convert a random variable to a standard normal variable and
vice versa; use the z-table to find the z-score of the given raw score; convert a random
variable to a standard normal variable and vice versa; construct a normal curve;
solve problems involving standard normal distributions;
WORKSHEET # 1
II. Objectives
a. Define random variable.
b. Illustrate a random variable.
c. Classify random variables as discrete or continuous
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. calculator
V. Reference:
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 1: SECTION A & B
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
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A. Complete the table. Identify the possible values of the following experiments. (1 point each)
Experiment Possible Values
1. Rolling a die
2. Tossing a coin
2. The number of coins that match when three coins are tossed at once.
3. The number of students who actually register for classes at a university next semester.
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and6:00a.m.
hour.
WORKSHEET # 2
II. Objectives
a. Create a probability distribution table.
b. Compute probabilities corresponding to a given random variable.
c. Construct the probability mass function of a function of a discrete random variable and
its corresponding histogram
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 2: SECTION A
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon
A. Determine whether or not the table is a valid probability distribution of a discrete random variable or
NOT. Explain your answer in a short and concise manner on the box beside the table. (2 points each)
x -2 0 2 4
P(x) 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1
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x 0 1 2 3 4
5.
1. Discrete random 2. NOT, because 3. Discrete random 4.NOT, because 5. NOT, because
variable, because the p(-0.05) is variable, because the sum of the the p(-0.4) is
the sum of the negative the sum of the probabilities is negative
probabilities is 1. probabilities is 1. greater than 1.93
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B.Solve the following problems completely. Show your solutions. (2 points each)
x 77 78 79 80 81
P(x) 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.40 0.10
c. P(x ≤ 80)
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2. In a hamster breeder's experience the number X of live pups in a litter of a female not over twelve
months in age who has not borne a litter in the past six weeks has the probability distribution
x 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
P(x) 0.04 0.10 0.26 0.31 0.22 0.05 0.02
a.Find the probability that the next litter will produce five to seven live pups.
P(x)=P(5)+p(6)+p(7)
= 0.26+0.31+0.22
=0.79
b.Find the probability that the next litter will produce at least six live pups.
P(x)=p(3)+P(4)+p(5)+p(6)
=0.04+0.10+0.26+0.31
=0.71
3. Let xdenote the number of boys in a randomly selected three-child family. Assuming that boys and girls
are equally likely, construct and draw the graph and the probability distribution of x.
x=3
p(x)=1/8
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WORKSHEET # 3
I. Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of key concepts of Computing the
Mean of a Discrete Probability Distribution.
II. Objectives
a. Illustrate and calculate the mean of a distance random variable.
b. Interpret the mean of a discrete random variable.
c. Solve problems involving mean of probability distributions
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 3: SECTION A
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon
checking, the following rubrics will be use:
A. Complete the table below and find the expected value of the mean. Show your solutions. (5 points
each)
0 0.01
1 0.10
2 0.26
3 0.33
4 0.18
5 0.06
6 0.03
7 0.03
∑P(x) = 1
2.
1.
x P(x) x • P(x) Solution:
1 0.16 0.16
2 0.22 0.44 u=0.16+0.44+0.84+
3 0.28 0.84 0.8+0.7
4 0.20 0.8 u=2.94
5 0.14 0.7
∑P(x) = 1
2.
x P(x) x • P(x) Solution:
0 0.01 0
1 0.10 0.1 u=0+0.1+0.52+
2 0.26 0.52
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WORKSHEET 3: SECTION B
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon
EXERCISES checking, the following
rubrics will be use:
B. Solve the following problems completely. Show your solutions. (5 points each)
1. The time to the nearest whole minute that a city bus takes to go from one end of its route to the
other has the probability distribution shown. As sometimes happens with probabilities computed as
empirical relative frequencies, probabilities in the table add up only to a value other than 1.00 because of
round-off error.
x 42 43 44 45 46 47
P(x) 0.10 0.23 0.34 0.25 0.05 0.02
Find the average time the bus takes to drive the length of its route.
=43.54
2. Two fair dice are rolled at once. Let x denote the difference in the number of dots that appear on
the top faces of the two dice. Thus for example if a one and a five are rolled, x=4, and if two sixes are
rolled, x=0.
3. a. Construct the probability distribution for X.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 6/36 10/36 8/36 6/36 4/36 2/36
μ=1.9444
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WORKSHEET # 4
II. Objectives
a. Illustrate and calculate the variance of a discrete random variable.
b. Interpret the variance of a discrete random variable.
c. Solve problems involving variance of probability distributions.
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 4: SECTION A
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon
checking, the following
rubrics will be use:
A. Compute the mean, variance, and standard deviation of the random probability X table below. (2
points each)
1.
X 1 3 5
P(X) 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟒 𝟒 𝟐
X 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟓 𝟓 𝟓 𝟓 𝟓
2.
1
3.
X 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) 𝟏 𝟐 𝟒 𝟐 𝟏
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
1
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WORKSHEET 4: SECTION B
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon
EXERCISES checking, the following rubrics
will be use:
B. Solve the following problems completely. Show your solutions. (5 points each)
1. Suppose you play a game with a spinner. You play each game by spinning the spinner once.
P(red) = . If you land on red, you pay P10. If you land on blue, you don’t pay or win anything.
If you land on green, you win P10. Let x be the profit. Complete the following expected value table.
X P(X)
RED 10 2/5
BLUE 10 1/5
GREEN 10 1/5
=10.(2/5)+10.(1/5)+10.(1/5)
=4+2+2
=8
2. Find the variance and standard deviation of the probability distribution of a random variable x if
𝑥+1
1
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VARIANCE:
σ 2= Σ x 2.P(x)- μ2
=14.1-(3.6)2
=1.14
STANDARD:
2 2
σ 2=√ Σ x . P(x )−μ
=√ 1.14
=1.07
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WORKSHEET # 5
I. Content Standard: The learner demonstrates the understanding of the key concepts on
understanding the normal distribution.
II. Objectives
a. Find the indicated z-score that corresponds to the given area.
b. Find the area that corresponds to the given z-score.
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 5: SECTION A
A. Using the (50% - half) of the table of the areas under the normal curve, find the indicated z-score of
the following areas below. Show your solutions. (3 points each)
1. 0.0102 2. 11.90%
3. 0.4961 4. 0.3413
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5. 0.4131
B. Find the area that corresponds to the given z-score. Show your solution. (3 points each)
1. 1.60 2. 2.98
3. 0.36 4. - 2.11
5. - 0.62
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WORKSHEET # 6
II. Objectives
a. Use the z-table to find the z-score of the given raw score.
b. Convert a random variable to a standard normal variable and vice versa
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
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V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 6: SECTION A
A. Find the indicated Z-score of the following problems below. Show your solutions. (3 points each)
1. The z-score that corresponds to a cumulative area of 0.3632 (the cumulative area is the area to
the left of the z-score). Look for the given area in the table and find the corresponding z-score:
2. The z-score that corresponds to 0.4090 of the distribution’s area to its right. Find the z-score
corresponding to area 1 − 0.4090 = 0.5910.
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3. The z-score that corresponds to 84.13% of the distribution’s area to its right. Convert 84.13% into
a probability: 0.8413, and find the z-score corresponding to area 1 − 0.8413 = 0.1587.
WORKSHEET # 7
II. Objectives
a. Use the z-table to find the z-score of the given raw score.
b. Convert a random variable to a standard normal variable and vice versa. c. Construct a
normal curve
d. Solve problems involving standard normal distributions
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III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
1. P(Z<1.15) 4. P(Z>-3.21)
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 7: SECTION A
A. Using the table of area under the normal curve, find the probability. Show your solutions. (3 points each)
3. P(Z>2.56)
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 7: SECTION B
1. Marlon earned a score of 958 on a national achievement test.The mean test score was 850 with a
standard deviation of 200. What proportion of student had a higher score than Marlon?. Assume that the
test scores are normally distributed.
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2. A government agency is using radar to catch speeding drivers along a major highway. The speeds
are normally distributed with a mean of 60 kph and a standard deviation of 15 kph. What is the probability
that a car picked at random is travelling less than 75 kph?
3. The life span of an equipment produced by a company has a normal distribution with a mean µ =
12 years and a standard deviation of 2 years. Find the probability that the equipment will last between 7
and 12 years.
4. The length of time between charges of the battery of an electric vehicle is normally distributed with
a mean of 20 hours and a standard deviation of 15 hours. Mark, the owner of one of the electric vehicles,
wants to know the probability that the lengths of time will be 20 to 30 hours.
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WORKSHEET # 8
I. Content Standard: The learner demonstrates key concepts of Locating Percentiles Under The
Normal Curve.
II. Objectives
a. find z-score when probabilities are given; and
b. locate percentiles under the normal curve
III. Materials:
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V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 8
a) What number represents the 65th percentile (what number separates the lower 65% of the
distribution)?
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b) What number represents the 90 percentile?
2. Scores on the SAT form a normal distribution with =500and =100. What is the minimum score
necessary to be in the top 15% of the SAT distribution?
3. A patient recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease takes a cognitive abilities test and scores a
45. The mean on this test is 52 and the standard deviation is 5. What is the patient’s percentile rank?
4. A fifth grader takes a standardized achievement test (mean = 125, standard deviation = 15) and
scores a 148.What is the child’s percentile rank?
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5. A normal distribution of scores has a standard deviation of 10. Find the z-scores corresponding to
each of the following values:
a) A score of 60, where the mean score of the sample data values is 40.
c) A score of 80, where the mean score of the sample data values is 30.
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WORKSHEET # 9
I. Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of key concepts of Applying the
Normal Curve Concepts in Problem Solving.
II. Objectives
a. apply the normal curve in solving word problems; and
b. develop habits of reasoning using the normal curve concepts
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 9
A. Answer the following problems completely. Show your solutions on the boxes below. (3 points each)
1. Most graduate schools of business require applicants for admission to take the Graduate
Management Admission Council’s GMAT examination. Scores on the GMAT are roughly normally
distributed with a mean of 527 and a standard deviation of 112.
b. How high must an individual score on the GMAT in order to score in the highest 5%?
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2. The length of human pregnancies from conception to birth approximates a normal distribution with
a mean of 266 days and a standard deviation of 16 days.
a. What proportion of all pregnancies will last between 240 and 270 days (roughly between 8 and 9
months)?
WORKSHEET # 10
II. Objectives
a. solve problems in various situations involving distribution of the sample means.
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
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b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
WORKSHEET 10
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon checking, the following rubrics will be use:
A. Answer the following problems completely. Show your solutions. (3 points each)
1. Suppose salaries at a very large corporation have a mean of P60,000 and a standard deviation of
P26,000. If 100 employees are randomly selected what is the probability that their average salary
exceeds P65,000.
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2. The weights of males are normally distributed with a mean of 185 lbs and a standard deviation of
15 lbs.
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected male weighs less than 90 lbs.
b. Find the probability that 20 randomly selected males will have a mean weight that is less 190 lbs.
WORKSHEET # 11
I. Content Standard: The learners demonstrate key understanding of Confidence Interval for the
Population Mean when sigma is unknown
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II. Objectives
EXERCISES a. use the z or t-distribution to find the
confidence interval of the mean; and
b. Find the estimates of the population mean
in word problems on real life situations
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
VI. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
WORKSHEET 11
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon checking, the following rubrics will be use:
A. Answer the following problems completely. Show your solutions on the boxes below. (5 points each)
1. We want to estimate the average weight for the adult male population. The average weight of 100
randomly selected adult males is 180 lbs. Assume a population standard deviation of 20 lbs. Compute
95% Confidence interval for the population average weight.
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2. The test scores of 9 randomly selected students are 83,73,62,63,71,77,77,59,92. Compute the
99% confidence interval of the true mean.
WORKSHEET # 12
II. Objectives
a. compute the interval estimates of population proportions; and
b. solve problems involving confidence interval estimation of the population proportion
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III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
EXERCISES
IV. Procedures / Instructions :
a. Download the worksheet from the Google
drive
b. Fill in the information being asked above
c. Follow each instruction in every problem
and show your solution
d. Writing must be neat and understandable
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
WORKSHEET 12
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon checking, the following rubrics will be use:
A. Answer the following problems completely. Show your solutions. (5 points each)
1. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of Filipino adults who say football is their
favorite sport to watch.
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2. You wish to find out, with 95% confidence and within 2% of the true population, the proportion of
Filipino adults who say that football is their favorite sport to watch. What should be the minimum sample
size?
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WORKSHEET # 13
II. Objectives
a. formulate statistical hypothesis; and
b. state the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis from the given statement
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 13: SECTION A
A. State the null ( H0 ) and alternative ( H1 ) hypotheses for each statement/worded problem. Show your
solutions. (2 points each)
1. Pop soda claims that each bottle of their soft drink is filled at 8oz all the time.
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2. Marlon’s car averages 26 mpg. He switch to a new band of motor oil that is advertised to increase gas
mileage. After driving 3000 miles with new oil, he wants to determine if the average gas mileage has
increased. State your appropriate hypotheses.
3. According to trading economics.com, the average precipitation in depth in the Philippines in 2011 is
ore than 2348 mm.
5. The mean amount of chocolate consumed per person in the Philippines is at least 12 pounds
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WORKSHEET # 14
II. Objectives
a. conduct tests on population proportions involving routine and non-routine problems; and
b. Interpret tests of proportions
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 14
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon
checking, the following rubrics will be use:
A. Answer the following problems completely. Show your solutions. (5 points each)
1. The owner of the leading fast food chain claims that 80% of her 1 000 000 customers are very
satisfied with the service they receive. To test this claim, the local newspaper surveyed 100 customers,
using simple random sampling. Among the sampled customers, 73% say they are very satisfied. based
on these findings, can we reject the owner’s hypothesis that 80% of the customers are very satisfied?
Use a 0.05 level of significance.
2. A researcher wants to know if more than 80% of Filipinos are right handed. In a random sample of
100 Filipinos, 87 said that they were right handed. Compute the test statistic.
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WORKSHEET # 15
II. Objectives
a. calculate the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient; and
b. interpret the computed correlation coefficient in terms of strength and direction
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III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
WORKSHEET 15
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon checking, the following rubrics will be use:
A. Answer the following questions properly. Show your solutions. (5 points each)
1. Researchers want to determine the relationship between a person’s age (x), and the time spent in
exercise (y) hour per week.
x 13 18 20 25 30 40
y 10 8 5 4 3 2
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EXERCISES
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2. The HR officer of a company wants to know if there is a relationship between the age (x) of the
employees and the number of sick leave (y) in days they file each year.
x 23 28 33 41 55 59
y 20 15 9 5 4 3
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WORKSHEET # 16
II. Objectives
a. determine the equation of the regression line; and
b. solve problems involving regression analysis
III. Materials:
a. Blue or black pen
b. Printed worksheet
c. Calculator
V. Reference:
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
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EXERCISES
WORKSHEET 16
SCORING RUBRIC: Upon checking, the following rubrics will be use:
x 13 18 20 25 30 40
y 10 8 5 4 3 2
x 23 28 33 41 55 59
y 20 15 9 5 4 3
A. Find the equation of the regression of each problem. Show your solutions. (3 points each)
1. The person’s age (x) and the time spent in exercise (y) hour, per week.
2. The age of the employees (x), and the number of sick leave (y) in days they file each year.
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B. Find the equation of the regression of each problem. Show your solutions. (3 points each)
1.
Shoe
size 7 10 12 8 9.5 10.5 11 12.5 13.5 10
x
Height
in 64 69 71 68 71 70 72 74 77 68
inches
Given the table above, what is Mario’s predicted height if his shoe size is 9.5 inches?
2. Suppose that the imports from a certain country grew form about 41 billion dollars in 2015 to 61
billion in 2020. Let x=0 correspond to 2015. (Assume the data can be modeled by a straight line)
b. Estimate the imports (in billions of dollar) for the year 2021.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
THIRD QUARTER
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City
FOURTH QUARTER
TALES, K.A., “Statistics and Probability” FNB Educational Inc. Philippine Copyright @2016
2020 Quirino Highway, Baesa Quezon City